• Mildred Virginia Koliadko, 89, of Hopewell, passed away on Friday March 27, 2015. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 62 years Dr. Joseph I. Koliadko; parents, Joseph and Virginia Bendall; brothers, Richard and Alfred Bendall. Mrs. Koliadko graduated from Mountain Sanitarium and Hospital in Fletcher, NC as a Registered Nurse, doing her nursing residency at the University of Virginia. She practiced nursing in several hospitals...

Mary L. Rideout, 87, of Hopewell, passed away on Saturday March 14, 2015. She was preceded in death by her husband Oscar C. Rideout and her parents, Mel and Marguarite Allen Latimer. Mary was a retired Quality Assurance Inspector from Brown and Williams Tobacco Company and a lifelong resident of Hopewell. She is survived by 2 nieces Hazel Chapin (Jack) and Virginia Rideout. Services were private and interment was in Southlawn Memorial Park....

Shirley W. Casey, 71, of Hopewell, passed away on Saturday March 7, 2015. She was preceded in death by her husband, James W. Casey; a son, Roy N. Weaver; and her parents Lawrence A. and Vivian Poythress Moody. Shirley was a retired operator from Honeywell formerly Allied Chemical B plant and was a remarkable woman who was dedicated to her family and loved them without measure. Her grandchildren were the apple of her eye and her face would light...

Diane I. Smid-Ogburn, 64, of Sutherland passed away on February 24, 2015. She was preceded in death by her husband, Michael Anthony Ogburn; parents, William V. and Eleonore Mecklenburg Smid; and a brother, Earl W. Smid. Diane was a woman with many talents, as she was very creative and a highly skilled craftsman and seamstress who could make something beautiful out of nothing. She dearly loved her animals, especially her longtime canine companion...

Dorothy J. Freeman, 84, of Hopewell, passed away on Friday January 30, 2015. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dock W. and Daisy B. Frink, her first husband; William A. Aultman and her second husband, Marvin Freeman. Dorothy was a loving mother and grandmother and her grandchildren could always put a twinkle in her eyes. She is survived by her children; William "Lucky" W. Aultman and wife Diane, Reginald "Reggie" D. Aultman, daughter...

Timothy P. "Timmy" Sodat, of Hopewell passed away on Friday, January 30, 2015. A Memorial Service is set for Monday February 2nd at 1pm at The Nazareth Lutheran Church 1711 Grant Street Hopewell Va., with Pastor Walley Shifflett officiating. We hope to see Timmys' family and friends there! — With Timothy Sodat. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to The Nazareth Lutheran Church or your local humane society....